The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella)

Mirabella had no clue what Dr. Elliot was thinking; she just nodded, her mind already buzzing with the idea of breathing new life into the niche field of bioinformatics.

After all, if she didn't step up after more than a decade of no breakthroughs, she'd feel like she was letting herself down.

Dr. Elliot's eyes flickered before he added, "Of course, you can't slack off on your Physics coursework either."

With that, he handed her a stack of personalized study plans. "Take these home and look them over. Even though we agreed you don't need to attend classes at the School of Physics and Engineering, you still have to keep up with the curriculum."

Mirabella took the materials, flipped through a couple of pages crammed with research topics, and, without batting an eye, replied, "Okay."

For Mirabella, aside from Literature in high school, she never felt pressured by scientific subjects.

Seeing how quickly she agreed without any fuss made Dr. Elliot feel a bit uneasy. "You don't think the plan...is too much?"

After all, Physics was her secondary major, and the plan was even stricter than what the department's own students faced.

Mirabella barely glanced at the papers again and simply said, "No."

Knowing she wasn't one to give half-hearted answers, Dr. Elliot felt relieved. "Alright, remember to see Professor Robert this afternoon to pick up your course books."

"Okay," she nodded.

Just then, the phone on his desk rang, and Dr. Elliot stood up. "Alright then, if you have any questions, feel free to come to me or drop me a message anytime."

He walked over to answer the phone, and Mirabella quickly left the office without further interruption.noveldrama

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Meanwhile, Wade rushed back to his office after lunch, his to-do list a mile long. Not long after, Calvin showed up with an application for a genetic engineering research course that needed a hefty amount of funding to get started.

Wade frowned at the budget, "The experimental funds for this quarter haven't come in yet, and as far as I know, the department's reserve funds are pretty low."

Calvin nodded, laying out his idea. "I

remember the Informatics Department hasn't had any major projects in the past couple of years. We could temporarily use their funds to cover our emergency. This way, we won't need to touch the reserve funds."

He paused, then added, "I checked with the finance team in Informatics, and they have over a million in available funds. With that, our genetic mutation research should be able to hold out until the national funds come through."

Wade looked up at Calvin, "That doesn't seem fair, and I can't agree to it."

Though the Informatics Department hadn't made any significant breakthroughs recently, their annual funds were already pretty limited. Taking away their funds to support another department would be like stepping on whatever little dignity they had left.

Calvin had expected Wade's reaction, so he pulled out a progress report on the experiment. "Our department has been working on the genetic mutation project for two years, and now both the mentors and students have found a promising new direction. Not having the funds to start the experimental plan at this critical moment would mean all the time and effort everyone has put in would go to waste."